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Uncle of Syria’s Assad returns home from decades-long exile

  • Rifaat al-Assad, 84, arrived in Damascus on Thursday, al-Watan said on its Facebook page
  • Formerly Syria's vice president, Rifaat al-Assad left his home country in 1984 after mounting a failed coup against his brother Hafez
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French jail term confirmed for uncle of Syria’s Assad

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